Samskara

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Drama

Overview

Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa customs, his last rites must be performed at the earliest. However, due to Narayanappa's rebellious actions in life, which included eating meat, consuming liquor and marrying a prostitute, there is disagreement amongst the Brahmins of the village as to who will perform his rites.

Keywords

death
caste system
morality tale
casteism

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 13, 1970
Original language: Kannada
Spoken languages: Kannada
Countries: India
Production: Ramamanohara Chitra
Cast: Girish Karnad,Snehalata Reddy,B.R. Jayaram,P. Lankesh,Pradhan,Dasharathi Dixit,Lakshmi Krishnamurthy,Jayadev,Arputa Rani,Loknathand 2 more
Director: Pattabhirama Reddy
Writer: Girish Karnad,U. R. Ananthamurthy,Pattabhirama Reddy
Producer: Pattabhirama Reddy,Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Cinematography: Tom Cowan
Music: Rajeev Taranath
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0066324